Volunteers, projects needed for Compassion Weekend

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Posted Feb. 21, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Feb 21, 2013 at 9:21 AM

Posted Feb. 21, 2013 at 12:01 AM
Updated Feb 21, 2013 at 9:21 AM

DOVER — For the third year running, Dover Baptist Church is working to put together their annual “Compassion Weekend” community service outreach effort, set to take place on June 1st and 2nd of this year.

Event organizers are looking for your input and hoping to bring together volunteers from throughout the Seacoast area to help tackle a variety of community service projects. In years past, the effort has included activities like City Park and neighborhood cleanup, graffiti removal, remodeling and yard work for a residential recovery house, a public service appreciation breakfast, painting and cleanup for a local shelter, rest home visitation, and much more.

This year, they are appealing to the community at large for both project ideas and potential volunteers. Are you a local non-profit or public organization that has a project that you’ve been putting off for want of funds or volunteers? Are you a community member who is in a place of hardship, or could simply use a helping hand around the house for a couple of days? They would like to hear from you.

Says Pastor Chris Bannon: “Whether it’s remodeling for a local homeless shelter, cleaning up a school playground, or helping someone get an air conditioner set in place before summer arrives, we’re just looking for ways to bless the community around us in tangible, practical ways. For us, it’s a hands-on expression of the kind of people that Jesus calls us to be, and we’re excited for this year’s effort.”

An application for project proposals is available through the church website: www.DoverBaptistChurch.org . Just look for the “Compassion Weekend 2013” link. Additionally, if you are a community member interested in volunteering, you may contact the church office 603-742-5452 for further information and project updates.